This blog exists to support liberatory collectivist activism that is anti-patriarchy, anti-colonialism, and anti-capitalism. It also seeks to center the experiences, theories, and agendas of radical and feminist women of color.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

URGENT CALL TO ACTION: How To Support Women Fighting Their Abusers for Custody in Australia

The Australian government has extended the submission period to ALRC which is the Australian Law Reform Commission. Anyone, feminist or profeminist, who wishes to send something across from anywhere in the world to support protecting children and women from men's violence--domination, abuse, control, violation, manipulation, and terrorism--is going to be very helpful, in terms of adding to our numbers a growing number of arguments for a change in the laws here, which hopefully will set the precedent for the USA to change laws too.

Any contributors are welcome who know of all our sufferings, struggles, and victimisation of women and children, from the male perpetrators of abuse and the sexist and racist systems that currently exist which allow it. Varied opinions of violence and abuse of women, historical perspectives, changing culture and role of women, and the paramount consideration for supporting uninterrupted maternal care of children during development and growth, nurturing and so on--all this is welcome. I am hoping a lot of your mates will contribute to why the family laws should consider safety and protection of children above all else.

If anyone wants to they can also state explicit support of pro-woman submissions to NPBSPPC (National Peak Body for Safety and Protection of Parents and Children).